Gluing-machine.



R. F. HALLEN.

GLUING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1914.

Patented Mar. 14,1916.

Mia-W THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 120., WASHINGTON, D. c.

GLUING-MACHVINE.

1 175 257. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lIa i4, 1916 Application filed May 4, 1914. serial in 836,134. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. HALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, county of Bronx, and State of New York,.have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gluing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for applying adhesive'material, as glue or paste, to cards or similar articles, particularly to those cards to which a piece of cloth is pasted for display purposes; andit has for its 0bject to do this work in a more neat, expeditions and positive a manner than it can now be done by dipping a brush in the paste con tained in a cup and "spreading said glue on the card. My invention avoids this slow,

tedious and uneven process and accomplishes in one hour what 'itnow takes more than two hours to do. I gain thisobject and result by: means of the device presently described and shown in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application,

' and in which,-

Figure l, is a front elevation of my machine. .Fig. 2, a side view with one of the end pieces removed disclosing one of the levers that supportsand operates the padcarrier, aswell as the mechanism that operates the roller through the upward movement of said lever; and Fig. 3, is a view' of the said end-piece. F ig.4, being a crosssection of'the front leg of said end-piece on the line A-A, showing the form thereof at this point; while Fig. 5, is a cross-section of said front leg on the-line BB, showing its form at this point.

Similar numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views. i r My invention consists of two castings or supportsl and 2, preferably of the triangular fOI'IILSllOWIl, secured in an upright po-' sition to a foundation X, and'connected by sustaining rods or other suitable means. The front edge of the front legs of these supports are straight to the point X and are'of the form shown in cross-section in Fig. 4; from which point they convex inwardly to X at which point the face divides and assumes the form shown in cross-section in' Fig. 5, the lower. track continuing its inward curve to X while the upper track contin-- ues concavely to X. These faces form guides or tracks for the ends of the pad-carrier 3, and while the formation need not be placed afpe' destal or support 8 as shown, yet this is preferable in order to permit the gluing-pad to contact with both thel roller and cards in the most efficient manner; the pad-carrier 3 being provided at each end with two fingers 3 and 3 erably provided with rollers). cling to X', the lower fingers take the lower track to X and the upper fingers take the upper track to X*, the formation throwing the lower part of the carrier inwardly and After travbringing the whole surface of the pad in contact with the roller whereby the entire face of said padreceives a supply of paste and upon the downward'movement of the carrier, the straight face ofthe supports throw to (prefup the straight face of the supports the lower part of the carrier outward,there by causing the said carrier 'to present the whole face of the pad to the card to be mounted. Instead of the front edge of the legsof-the support being used for the tracks, the inside faces of said legs can be grooved and the fingers of the carrier move in said grooves w thoutjdeparting from the spirit of my invention. This pad-carrier 3 is sustained and its ends kept in close contact with the tracksat all points thereof by means of two levers, one at eachend of the machine; these levers consisting of arod 4, one end of which is attached to the carrier-'3 at 4-, and the other end supported in a housing 5, the opposite end of which housing is secured to a shaft at the rear of the machine journaled in bearings 5. The rod 4 is adapted to slidein the housing 5 and operates to. 'hold tlie-pad-carrier 3 in contactwith the ,tracks by means of a spiral-spring 6 in-' closed in said housing and surrounding the rod, with one end secured to the same at 6 and its other end bearing against the end of detached from "said carrier by means of the-housing at 6 Tothe under side of this carrierS is secured a gluing pad 7 so arranged that it can be easily attached to or screws 7 and also so that its ressure can be regulated through the medium of; screws 7 whereby the said pad can be made to bear against the roller in such a way as not to' receive from it too heavy a supply of paste. This pad'is preferably made of hard rubber and corrugated as shown, the raised portions only taking the card to be pasted.

Intermediate of the supports 1 and 2is glue and'applyingit to the r V of suitable"- height, upon WlliCll is preferably removably secured a glue-box 9 so arranged that it can be adjusted backward and forward by means of screws 9", or other suitable equivalents. Upon or within this glue-box 9 is preferably removably mounted a roller 10 of suitable material, preferably brass; the function of which roller is to feed the glue or paste in said box to the gluing-pad 7, the said roller revolving within said. box, making a'partial revolution each time the carrier 3 moves up through the medium of the followingmechanism. The trunnion of the roller 10 extends beyond the glue-boxi 9 and to it is secured a gear wheel 11 intermeshing with another like wheel. 12 properly supported adjacentthereto. A lever 13 is pivoted vso that a pawl 15 which it carries will engage the wheel .12 as the free end of said lever swings upward, revolving said wheel,'which in turn revolves the wheel 11 and roller 10. The lever is swung by means of a rod 14- whichis secured to its'under free end and the rod to vthe lever 4 .5, the up and down "movement of which imparts motion to the mechanism. Upon the descent of the carrier 3 and lever i -+5, the pawl 15 does'not engage the. wheel 12 but slides over it, allow:

ing the roller 10 to remain at rest. The roller, therefore, isrevolved only when the pad .is moving to contact withit to receive a fresh spread of paste. It must be borne in mind,-however, that I do not confine myself to this particular mechanism for turning the roller 10, nor to turning it in but: one direction, but any other construction, such as friction wheels instead of gear-wheels, or one instead of two Wheels as shown, will be within the spirit of my invention.

F orthe purpose of regulating the application of the paste to the roller, I preferably secure to the edge of the glue box and adjacent the roller 10, a scraper 16 which is adjustableto and from said roller by suitable means.

The machine is operated either with the foot working upon atreadle, or by motor or other power, attached to a rod 17 secured to shaft 18 passing from one lever 4-5 to the other, operating the carrier 3, whereby the said rod 17, being moved up and down, transmits a like movement to said levers and carrier and brings the gluing pad alternately into contact with the roller and the card to I be pasted. These cards are placed in a pile on the foundation between the side guide 19 and rear guide 20, both of which are adjustably'secured to said foundation, And within easy reach is a pile of the cloth that is to be pasted to the cards. The operator applies the power, the levers 4-5 and carrier 13 ascend and the face of the pad 7 is brought into contact with the roller 10 as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2, thereby'receiving fromsaid roller a -supply of paste. The levers and carrierimmediately descend and I bar.

bring the face ofsaid pad into contact with the top card, applying the paste thereto, as shown in fulllines in said figures; the levers: and carrier instantly ascending, take the pad backto the roller for a fresh supply of paste, 7c the said roller during this upward -move ment of the carrier, making one turn in the. adhesive material, has such fresh supply thereof ready for the pad. At the sametime the operator attaches the piece of cloth to the pasted card. and removes such mounted card from the pile, exposing the card below to the operation of thepad: which is nowdescending.

Havingnow described my invention, what, I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-, ters Patent is l. A gluing machine consisting of a frame, a receptacle supported therein; a roller turning in said receptacle, and a pad. sliding infsaid frame adapted to contact with 7 said roller, and means for moving said pad. androller. V

2., A gluing machine consisting, of a frame the front of which is curvedfatits. top; a bar suitably supported in contact withsaid. front-and adapted to moveup and downthe same; a pad carried by said bar; a receptacle supported within said frame; a roller, turning within said receptacle. adapted to" be contacted by said pad, andv means for moving said bar. a V

3. A gluing machine consisting of end-, pieces properly supported, thefront legs of which are curved at theirtops; a bar suite r ably supported in contact with said front legs and adapted to slide up and down thesame; a pad carried. by said her; a receptacle supported within said frame; a roller turning within said receptacle adaptedto be contacted by said .pad [as it is carried to, it by said bar, and means for movingvsaid 4:. A. gluing machine consisting Deena;

pieces properly'supported, thevfront legsof l which are curved at theirtops; albar suit-- ably supported in contact,=with said .front legs and adapted to slide up Ianddown the same; a pad'carried by said bar; arecepE-i, taole supported within said frame; a roller turning in said receptaclevadapted to be contacted by said pad, and means for revolving said roller as the bar ascends.

5. A gluing machine consisting of ends pieces properly supported,the front legs of. n

which are curved. at their tops; ashaft journaled in said end. pieces; leverscarried; by said shaft; a bar supported'by saide levers against the frontzlegs of saidend-w pieces and so that it will moveupand down the same; a pad carried by saidbar;-a -receptacle supported between said end-pieces; and a roller turningwithin said receptacle. adapted to he -contacted by said pad. 7

6. A gluing machine consisting deride- 1.

pieces properly supported, the front legs of which are curved at their tops; a shaft journaled in said end pieces; levers carried by said shaft adapted to support a bar and keep it in contact with the front legs of said end-pieces as it moves up and down the same; the said bar; a pad carried by said bar, a receptacle supported between said end-pieces; a roller turning in said receptacle adapted to be contacted by said pad; one or more wheels mounted adjacent said roller arranged to revolve the same; a levercarrying a pawl adapted to engage either of said wheels and turn it; and means for actuating said lever.

7. A gluing machine consisting of endpieces properly supported, the front legs of which are curved at their tops, each provided on said curve with double guides leading in different directions; a shaft journaled in said end-pieces; levers carried by said shaft; a bar supported and retained by said levers in constant contact with said front legs as said bar moves up and down them;

contacted by said pad; one or more wheels mounted adjacent said roller arranged to revolve the same; a lever carrying a pawl adapted to engage either of said'wheels and turn it; said lever being actuated by the up and down movements of the levers carrying the bar, substantially as shown and described.

ROBERT F. HALLEN. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. LASSEY, LABS A. LARSON.

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